Chapter 423: Inquiry

Los Angeles, home of oil tycoon Martin Nathaniel.

Martin Nathaniel is a collector with a penchant for collecting, and he never skimps on money in this regard. As long as it is something he likes, no matter how much money he has, he will pay for it. As a result, to this day, the collection of antiques and treasures in his house is enough to open an exhibition hall.

And that's exactly what he did, holding exhibitions in his spacious living room and inviting people from all walks of life to attend, which made him feel more fulfilled for his collection.

And at today's exhibition, when he moved his gaze to the woman in front of a famous painting on the wall, he couldn't take his eyes off it anyway. It was a luxuriously dressed young lady, wearing a white backless evening dress, with slender jade legs looming under the skirt, and a black hair supple behind her, charming and inviolable elegance, which was stunning at a glance.

He involuntarily approached the young lady and whispered: "'Scheveningen Beach', the early work of the famous painting master Van Gogh, it took me a lot of effort to get it at the beginning. ”

He wasn't really a knowledgeable person in the first place, but he collected a lot of things, and he deliberately memorized a little in order to show his knowledge in front of visitors.

"It's just a replica." The woman did not express surprise at his knowledge like the usual visitors, but said indifferently, "The original was stolen more than ten years ago, and it was not found until last year. It is now housed in the Capodimonte Museum in the southern Italian city of Naples. ”

Martin smiled: "You know a lot. I just like women with depth. ”

"But I don't like fake men." She said unceremoniously, "Mr. Nathaniel, there are indeed many things on display in your hall, and some of them are indeed quite elaborate...... Unfortunately, I found that there don't seem to be many authentic works. ”

Martin laughed.

"Amazing, this hasn't even escaped Miss's eyes." "But you may have come up a little too fast." I do have some genuine works that are more valuable, but each of them has cost me a lot of effort and cost, so I don't usually take them out and show them to outsiders. But if you don't dislike it, you can come to the bedroom with me and have a look, and I'm sure there are plenty of curiosities you can't even think of. ”

"That's great, of course, but since it's a collection that you don't show off easily, maybe it's not a big deal, right?"

Martin laughed, "That can't be said. Precious collections should be matched with beautiful people are meaningful, and your charm is the most suitable. By the way, I don't know what to call you yet. ”

"Diana Prince." She smiled lightly, and her smile became even more seductive, "Just call me Diana." ”

So he led Diana through the antechamber and down the long corridor for two or three minutes before reaching his bedroom. On both sides of the bedroom door, there were two big men wearing sunglasses, one on the left and one on the right, Martin went straight to the door, reached out and unlocked the palm print lock to open the door, and led her into the room very gentlemanly.

Diana entered Martin's bedroom, and sure enough, the tycoon didn't say anything. The bedroom was filled with a large number of curiosities, and Diana thought she was well-informed enough in this area, but she was still a little surprised to see the collection here. In terms of the ability of one person, it is not easy to collect so many collections.

What's even more bizarre is that there seem to be some magical objects in it, and Diana can smell a faint smell of magic from some of the old collections, which are actually small magic tools.

"How?" Martin was a little smug, apparently confident in his collection, expecting Diana's approval.

After walking around the display cases twice, Diana smiled and said, "It's really impressive, but I did make up my mind too early." ”

After a pause, she asked meaningfully, "But...... Is that really all there is to it? ”

Martin was stunned for a moment, then realized.

Indeed, these collectors in the industry have a special habit of preserving their favorite items in a different way from other collections, in order to show that they are different. He thought that Diana was obviously a knowledgeable noblewoman, and that he was referring to the collection he cherished the most. What he didn't know was that although Diana had a deep understanding of these antiques and cultural relics, where did she understand the collecting habits of these rich people? She just glanced at it, but she didn't find the piece she wanted, which is why she asked.

Martin mysteriously pulled out a delicate key, went to the bedside of the bedroom, and opened the safe at the bedside. Diana watched him closely, and saw that he had pulled out a strangely shaped stone from it, similar to the two she had found earlier.

"I've collected so many collections, but this one is the only one I dug up myself." "I can't say why, but my instinct told me at the time that it was extraordinary." I've never had someone give it an estimate, but I think it's the most valuable one of my entire collections. ”

"That proves that you may indeed have a talent for treasure connoisseurship." A voice suddenly rang out from the room, "Unfortunately, we're afraid we'll have to borrow it." ”

At some point, Eric ghostly appeared in the middle of the room, startling Martin. He hurriedly asked, "Who are you?" How did you get in!? ”

"We are the Justice League, Mr. Nathaniel." Diana spoke solemnly and pleaded, "We have something important to do, and we need you to borrow that stone." ”

Martin's face changed suddenly, and he said angrily: "Justice League? Are you from the Justice League? I'm sorry, I don't remember when I invited you, you are trespassing, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you out - security! ”

Diana stepped forward, grabbed his wrist, snatched the stone without saying a word, and said, "I'm sorry first, Mr. Nathaniel, but the situation is urgent......

Before she could finish her sentence, there was a loud "bang" in the bedroom door. The sturdy door panel slammed to the floor under an external force, and the black-clad bodyguard stepped in quickly.

It's just a bodyguard, and Eric doesn't take him seriously at all. He didn't even wear armor, and one hand reached at the bodyguard's neck like lightning, intending to contain his opponent in one move.

But what he didn't expect was that this bodyguard moved faster than him. The black-clad bodyguard dodged and staggered his grasp, and with one hand, he grabbed Eric's wrist with great dexterity, and the arm was very strangely wrapped around Eric's arm, and with a single force, he immediately threw him over his shoulder, and slammed Eric through the door into the aisle outside.

Seeing Eric's move being thrown out, Diana was also taken aback, and temporarily left Martin and flew away at the bodyguard.

And even more unexpectedly, before Diana rushed in front of the other party, a golden light illuminated the entire room, and a crescent-shaped lightning flashed through the room. Before Diana could see anything, her figure was suddenly blown upside down, slammed into the wall outside the room, and fell into the courtyard outside.

At this moment, the black-clothed bodyguard had an extra dazzling golden blade in his hand, and a terrifying vortex of energy lingered around him, like lightning and thunder. The raging whirlwind cut through the black suit like a blade, and he simply ripped off his coat and digital mask with one hand, revealing his uniform and two-color mask, and he turned out to be the ultimate mercenary - the deadly death knell!